C.1 Each elector will be entitled to cast 2 votes: one for a constituency MSP and one for the party of his/her choice.

Constituency MSPs

C.2 Votes for constituency MSPs will be counted on a "first-past-the-post" basis in the same way as for elections to the UK Parliament so the candidate who receives most votes will be elected.

Additional MSPs

C.3 Votes for additional Members will be counted on the current European Parliamentary constituency basis and 7 Members will be elected from each of the current 8 European Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland. In the event of changes to these European Parliamentary constituencies in the future, the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Scotland will make appropriate arrangements for the Scottish Parliament. Additional Member seats will be allocated correctively, that is to say that account will be taken of the number of constituency seats gained within the European Parliamentary constituency, on the following basis:

C.3.1 The number of votes cast for each party within the European constituency will be counted.

C.3.2 The number of votes cast for each party will then be divided by the number of constituency MSPs gained in Parliamentary constituencies contained wholly within the European constituency plus one.

C.3.3 The party with the highest total after the calculation in C.3.2 is done gains the first additional Member.

C.3.4 The second to seventh additional Members are allocated in the same way but additional Members gained are included in the calculations.

C.4 The Government intend to legislate for the registration of political parties so as to provide the means of identifying the political parties which will nominate the additional Members.